Aka Arena
Artificial grass | |
| Construction | |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1949 |
| Renovated | 2009 |
| Tenants | |
| Hønefoss BK (football) | |
Aka Arena, formerly known as Hønefoss Stadion, is a
A record attendance of 3,747 was set during the last match of the 2009 First Division season against Sogndal, when Hønefoss got promoted to the top division.[2] A new record was set on 25 May 2010 when 4,245 saw Hønefoss beat SK Brann 2–0, whilst another new record was set on 19 May 2012 when 4,246 attended a match against Vålerenga.[3]
The venue has hosted Norway national under-21 football team matches three times, playing 0–0 against Yugoslavia on 8 June 1975, 5–1 against Turkey on 27 April 1993 and 2–1 against Greece on 3 September 1999.[4] In a 2012 survey carried out by the Norwegian Players' Association among away-team captains, Aka was ranked lowest amongst league stadiums, with a score of 1.93 on a scale from one to five.[5]
Hønefoss Idrettspark
The stadium is a part of
References
- ^ "AKA Arena". honefossbk.no. Hønefoss BK. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Hønefoss - Sogndal". Ringerikes Blad. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ Facts Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Hønefoss BK
- Football Association of Norway. Archived from the originalon 12 May 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 November 2012. Archived from the originalon 1 December 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
External links
  | This article about a Norwegian sports venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |